As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 381 people, 156 households, and 112 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.79% from other races.

There were 156 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families.

26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The nearby murder of five white settlers by a Dakota hunting party in the Acton Incident sparked the war.